Girls' and Women's Education Initiative
"World
Education's reputation is well-earned:
competent leadership, real empathy
for communities, and the ability
to deliver…"
- Bob and Biddy Owens, principals of
the Tresorelle Foundation and supporters
of the Saving Women's Lives project.
For girls and women living in poverty,
education is not only the key to a brighter
future it is also a key to survival.
Using education as a primary strategy,
the Girls' & Women's Education
Initiative aims to harness the potential
of girls and women to learn, lead and
act on their vision of change for themselves,
their families, and their communities.
Consider this:
- Women in Sub-Saharan Africa are more
than 1.5 times as likely as men to
contract HIV.
- Millions of women in America have
difficulty understanding practical
health information.
- More than 10,000 girls a day will
get married before they turn 15.
- More than 60% of the 110 million
children out of school are girls.
- One in three women and girls in the
developing world live on less than
$2 a day.
Educated girls and women are less vulnerable
to HIV infection, human trafficking and
other forms of exploitation, are more
likely to marry later, raise fewer children
who are more likely to go to school,
and make important contributions to family
income.
The Girls' & Women's Education
Initiative seeds new initiatives
and supports the expansion of proven
programs including:
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Helping Girls Stay in
School: The education
of girls reduces poverty
and improves the quality
of life for all citizens.
Educating girls and women
translates to higher economic
opportunity and productivity,
reduced child mortality,
improved family nutrition
and health, and increased
prevention of HIV and AIDS.
Learn more about projects
to continue girls' education: Ambassadors'
Girls' Scholarship Program, Scholarships
for Girls in Northern Mali,
Batonga Girls' Secondary
Scholarship Program
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Integrated Health and
Literacy: Girls
and women learn about their
health, the dangers of early
marriage, and how to protect
themselves from exploitation.
As women learn practical
skills, they increase their
confidence and strengthen
their support for each other,
allowing them to more fully
participate in decisions
that affect their health
and the well-being of their
families and communities.
Learn More: Girls'
Access to Education (GATE)
Program, Mali
Girls’ and Women’s
Literacy Pilot, Family
Health and Literacy Compendium
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Using Education to Combat
Human Trafficking, Exploitation,
and Child Labor:
Education can increase girls'
and women's life options
through programs that combine
practical literacy skills,
health, and access to savings
and credit with community
awareness. Programs equip
girls and women with skills
and confidence and promote
girls' and women's leadership
in families, schools, and
communities.
Learn More: South
India Girl Child Initiative, Starting
New Lives, Girls
Access to Education in Bihar
(GATE-Bihar), India
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Reducing Girls' and Women's
Vulnerability to HIV:
Rates of HIV infection are
growing at an alarming rate
for girls and women in Sub-Saharan
Africa. Combining education,
community awareness, and
collaboration between women's
groups, health workers, and
policy makers, programs raise
the voices of girls and women
who mobilize communities
for change.
Learn More: Saving
Women’s Lives, Life
Skills for HIV and AIDS Education, Strengthening
HIV and AIDS Partnerships in
Education II (SHAPE II)
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Helping Women Go To College:
Post-secondary education opens
the door to the future for women
and their families. Programs
equip women with academic, math,
English, financial, and practical
skills they need to enter and
succeed in college.
Learn more: National
College Transition Network
"Study
after study has taught
us that there is
no tool more effective
for development than
the empowerment of
women."
- UN Secretary General, Kofi
Annan.
» Learn more about our Options
for Giving.
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EFFICIENCY
 Nearly 85% of every $1 given goes directly to programs.
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VALUE
 Every $1 of private giving typically attracts $5 in additional funding.
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the Brochure
The Girls' & Women's
Education Initiative
A groundbreaking effort to
address urgent issues facing
girls and women around the
globe including literacy,
human trafficking and exploitation,
child labor, family health
and HIV, and access to savings
and credit.
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the Brochure (PDF,
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